diff --git a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TextAreaProxy.java b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TextAreaProxy.java
index 0f3368ece5c..1661afb3a4d 100644
--- a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TextAreaProxy.java
+++ b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TextAreaProxy.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 		TiC.PROPERTY_ENABLE_RETURN_KEY,
 		TiC.PROPERTY_FONT,
 		TiC.PROPERTY_FULLSCREEN,
+		TiC.PROPERTY_HINT_TEXT_ID,
 		TiC.PROPERTY_HINT_TEXT,
 		TiC.PROPERTY_HINT_TEXT_COLOR,
 		TiC.PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE,
@@ -61,6 +62,14 @@ public TextAreaProxy()
 		defaultValues.put(TiC.PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE, UIModule.HINT_TYPE_STATIC);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected KrollDict getLangConversionTable()
+	{
+		KrollDict table = new KrollDict();
+		table.put(TiC.PROPERTY_HINT_TEXT, TiC.PROPERTY_HINT_TEXT_ID);
+		return table;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void handleCreationArgs(KrollModule createdInModule, Object[] args)
 	{
diff --git a/apidoc/Titanium/UI/TextArea.yml b/apidoc/Titanium/UI/TextArea.yml
index 722cd6e5d91..99b1c9177cb 100644
--- a/apidoc/Titanium/UI/TextArea.yml
+++ b/apidoc/Titanium/UI/TextArea.yml
@@ -300,6 +300,14 @@ properties:
     default: No hint text.
     platforms: [android]
 
+  - name: hinttextid
+    summary: |
+        Key identifying a string from the locale file to use for the
+        [hintText](Titanium.UI.TextArea.hintText) property.
+    description: Only one of `hintText` or `hinttextid` should be specified.
+    type: String
+    since: "6.2.0"
+
   - name: hintTextColor
     summary: Color of hint text that displays when field is empty.
     platforms: [android]